The ULTIMATE TRIVIA THREAD!

[swede]

here's the deal - post a question and then someone naturally posts an answer. can be about anything

i dont see the point of googling, so try not to. if u dont know it, say so. no one knows it, give clues until they give up and then tell the answer or something

heres a question

which female tennis player has been able to win the golden slam, ie 4 grandslams and the olympics in the calander year?

shoot for it

[what]

i dunno. margaret court?

[swede]

nah, dont think she won an olympics the same year ay

[:: katie b ::]

that seles woman, monica? ew nar she is too recent hey...?

[swede]

nah, not her. she never won a grandslam, she was knocked back in her prime which was a shame.

[Hinny]

Here's another question- what is it with swede and tennis?

[swede]

i just enjoy it mate lol.

[missy_rulez]

umm Steffi Graff?

[Tinkers]

whats with steffi graff? is that what you mean? well, shes a tennis player and i hear she's good.

now, why was i at a party tonight with 3 bisexual chicks, one of which really liked me, and two of which kinda liked me...and i didnt have the time to get onto any of them? im so very puzzled...

[Fuel]

now, why was i at a party tonight with 3 bisexual chicks, one of which really liked me, and two of which kinda liked me...and i didnt have the time to get onto any of them? im so very puzzled...
now there's a question you can't google....

[bek]

serena williams??? or maybe martina ...last name escapes me!!

[thatgirlmichelle]

serena williams??? or maybe martina ...last name escapes me!!

Do you mean Martina Hingis?

[life is peachy without me]

i was going to say martina natratalova (or whoever you spell it) is that too old??

[swede]

umm Steffi Graff?

100% correct

[life is peachy without me]

who wore the number 47 jumper for Essendon in the 1993 Grand Final side??

[swede]

^^^^^^
that is something id never ever know.

[life is peachy without me]

is that too hard a question without googling?

[thatgirlmichelle]

who wore the number 47 jumper for Essendon in the 1993 Grand Final side??

I have noooooo idea at ALL.

[swede]

is that too hard a question without googling?

nah i think some big AFL people would be able to get it. esp if there are bombers fans. just wait and see if someone can get it :) i like the question, i just dont know it! LOL!

here's a question

how many oscars for best actor (and name the movies) did tom hanks win in the 90's?

[bek]

forrest gump....saving private ryan...phildelphia...castaway, that might not be from the 90's

[swede]

nah, too many there bek :) close though

[Fuel]

two - forrest gump and philidelphia

[swede]

that is correct fuel :)

[Hinny]

Which 50s pioneer of rock music is Don McLean's American Pie about?

[:: katie b ::]

i have once heard it is buddy holly... but never known fo sure... ???

otherwise its about pie.

[what]

Which 50s pioneer of rock music is Don McLean's American Pie about?
bill haley? i dunno. just a guess. 1st rock song to hit number 1 on the american billboard charts.

[Hinny]

i have once heard it is buddy holly...
Correct. You win a pie.

http://www.fhm.com.au/images/parties/pieday/fourntwenty.jpg

[:: katie b ::]

OH SEXEH - i didnt even know if that was right. wahsome.

[jademonty]

hhmmm....

[Hinny]

The woman who does the voice for Leela on Futurama starred on which late 80s-early 90s sitcom? Name the character while you're at it.

[unionjack1]

Married with children- she played Peggy Bundy (Ithink)
OR
Mary- she played Jo Tucker

[Hinny]

Married with children- she played Peggy Bundy (Ithink)
I need to make the questions harder.

[JOLENE]

fill in the blank

humans and chimps are ___ percent genetically identical

[missy_rulez]

umm 13?? hahaha

[JOLENE]

nope lol

[missy_rulez]

haha nahhh its like umm shit i cant remember, i only just went to the melbourne museum and read all bout it

friggen its not an exat number frigen frigen frigen, like 97%, haha iunno im prolly more identical to em, tho i reckon

[JOLENE]

LOL yea i'll accept that .. i just read in the news it was 96% but guess it depends how you round it.

[missy_rulez]

What is an Allele?

Loz might kno this

[Hinny]

Something to do with the human body?

[JOLENE]

is one variant of a gene?

[missy_rulez]

haha ok that answer is good enough red jellibean, hahaha

an allele is an alternative form of a gene,

[JOLENE]

oh well what can i say .. its been like more than 10 years since i did a biology class

[missy_rulez]

shit i wish i had ur memory, i did it today and i already nearly forgot

[JOLENE]

ooh did i forget to mention google?
ahahha

ooh gotta go .. play later

[Hinny]

ooh did i forget to mention google?
You don't understand the concept of trivia, do you?

How do you go about making a dropped d tuning on a guitar?

[JOLENE]

i was joking!

[what]

You don't understand the concept of trivia, do you?

How do you go about making a dropped d tuning on a guitar?
you tune the lowest E string 2 steps down to a D note.

[Hinny]

you tune the lowest E string 2 steps down to a D note.
Good work.

[what]

yes. i know. i am a woman of many talents. i can also tune to open e by memory.

[bek]

what do you call a group of frogs???

[Hinny]

what do you call a group of frogs???
France?

Sorry, couldn't resist.

[bek]

ha!!!

[swede]

what do you call a group of frogs???

i would have said the same as hinny - otherwise i have no idea... annoying?


lol


who has the world record of no limit hold em tournament earnings?

[Hinny]

TJ Cloutier?

[swede]

nah dude - good try though

[Neo]

a frog group? :)

what is the scientific name for someone who is an archer?

[okla44jj]

An Army of Frogs!

[swede]

i would have said the same as hinny - otherwise i have no idea... annoying?


lol


who has the world record of no limit hold em tournament earnings?


answer here is phil hellmuth - dont think anyone was gonna get it.

[bek]

An Army of Frogs!

correct! gold star :)

[okla44jj]

thats all i get.... a gold star? i had such higher hopes.

[Neo]

scientific name for archer = toxopholist.
scientific name for stamp collector = philatilist

[ZION]

What are human photoreceptor cells called? Photoreceptors absorb light allowing us to see.

[maiizhigh]

cones and rods.

[ZION]

cones and rods.

hot.

[Hinny]

On SBS's The Movie Show, Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton are known to have big arguments on whether a movie is good or bad. There has been one single occassion when Margaret gave a 5 and David gave a 0. What was the film?

[swede]

On SBS's The Movie Show, Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton are known to have big arguments on whether a movie is good or bad. There has been one single occassion when Margaret gave a 5 and David gave a 0. What was the film?

i have no idea - but im curious to know

[swede]

who is the youngest to win 5 world series of poker bracelets?

[STUIE]

who is the youngest to win 5 world series of poker bracelets?

Stuart Ungar
aka - Mr. Self Destruct

[jademonty]

no idea............

[swede]

Stuart Ungar
aka - Mr. Self Destruct

lol nope - incorrect mate :)

[STUIE]

bugger! thought I had that one too

[bek]

What was the title of the Beatles' first single?

[life is peachy without me]

What was the title of the Beatles' first single?

love me do

[bek]

correct...clearly too easy!

[life is peachy without me]

correct...clearly too easy!

massive beatles fan when i was younger.... had books and have their collection

[STUIE]

Which US based corporation invented Santa Clause?

[Bocks]

I thought santa clause was the americanized version of the Dutch Sinterklaas.

[Bocks]

Some people have said it was Coca Cola which projected this image of Santa Clause, but the american version of Saint Nicolas was printed in a new york magazine or something by and artist.

[STUIE]

Yeah - it was based on St. nicolas, chris kringle etc. but the Jolly man in the red suit with eight flying reindeer was a marketing campaign by a US company. Name that company

[Bocks]

Yeah - it was based on St. nicolas, chris kringle etc. but the Jolly man in the red suit with eight flying reindeer was a marketing campaign by a US company. Name that company
That was set by the poem "A Visit from St. Nicolus" later known as "the night before christmas"

[swede]

santa claus is from finland

[Hinny]

i have no idea - but im curious to know
Lars von Trier's Dancer In The Dark, starring Bjork, who of course wore that dead swan dress to some award ceremony.

[swede]

oh i have never heard of that movie - fancy that!

can u answer my poker question hinny?

[Hinny]

Errr... Dan Negrenau?

[jimmy]

santa claus is from finland

the north pole isnt in finland is it?

[Hinny]

the north pole isnt in finland is it?
Look up Lapland and Santa in google.

[STUIE]

your search took 0.06 seconds - 31,000 sites (I'll bet they're all porn)

[swede]

the north pole isnt in finland is it?

what hinny said

santa is from finland - dont doubt my intelligence :) ;)

[STUIE]

the word "pixel" (digital image) is an abbreviation of which two english words?

(cecilia you are exempt from this one coz I know you know what it means)

[lozzy]

the word "pixel" (digital image) is an abbreviation of which two english words?

(cecilia you are exempt from this one coz I know you know what it means)
picture element.

[STUIE]

picture element.

Smart arse :)

Thats correct

[Hinny]

Who produced Beatles' final album Let It Be?

[jimmy]

Phil Spector?

man, sometimes i really miss those late nite trivia sessions of days gone by!

[Hinny]

Correct.

Teammates Kieron Dyer and Lee Bowyer had a punchup in the middle of a football game after Bowyer thought Dyer was being a prick for not passing him the ball. Which side do they play for?

[swede]

newcastle

[Hinny]

After last night or whatever it is, if there's any doubt about me being a trivia master, it should be totally gone now.

[STUIE]

Ok trivia master, how mch was the total maxi-taxi fare at the end of the night? (whole dollars only)

[Hinny]

65. Someone offered a tenner on top of the 55 I paid.

[STUIE]

65. Someone offered a tenner on top of the 55 I paid.

smartarse

[Cheyne]

How do surf forecasters measure waves?

[STUIE]

from the waterline, vertically to the top of the wave (total hight above the trough face side - not the actual surface hight of the face)

[Cheyne]

from the crest, vertically to the top of the wave (face side)

iee.

[STUIE]

see edit^

[Cheyne]

incorrect.

[STUIE]

bullshit incorrect!!!!


http://www.hawaii.rr.com/leisure/reviews/neal_miyake/images/2003/05/2003-05_hsmwhihawaii002.jpg

[Cheyne]

Check your sources. You should know better Stuie... this is the internet.

Shall I give you the answer?

[STUIE]

hmmmm.... my sources

http://cdip.ucsd.edu/?nav=documents&sub=index&xitem=waves

[cecilia]

yeh just tell him, he has no clue.

[STUIE]

the encyclopaedia britannica agrees with me too cheyne:

http://cache.eb.com/eb/image?id=62985

[Cheyne]

It seems as if your partly correct stuie. However, it's not as if it hasn't been a contentious issue. Depending on what lens you view height through will determine what methods you believe to be appropriate. Yes Stuie, some measure from crest to trough. But many also measure from the back. And as this article ( http://www.saltwater-dreaming.com/surfpage/wave-measurement.html ) indicates it seems as if to avoid all the confusion regarding wave height most surf forecasters have agreed to measure waves according to the face and call the back of the wave swell-size.

I suppose this makes sense, because having surfed on reefs, from the back a wave might only appear to be 1-2 ft when the face is close to the 6-10 ft range. You'd be surprised how often surf forecasters measure from the back. If you go to www.realsurf.com and www.swellnet.com.au... the measurements indicate this to be the case (and these are the 'premier' surf forecasters for aussie waters).

[STUIE]

here's a quiz for you...

I am a noun,
I start with the letter M,
There are only 12 of me,
I do not ryme with any other word in the english language.

What am I?

[angelblue]

Month!

[STUIE]

correct

[graceonthebass]

wow

What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps?

[Bocks]

tap? lol i dont know

[Bocks]

lake? river?

[Bocks]

Orright i know one of these

From the beginning of eternity,
to the end of time and space,
to the beginning of every end,
and the end of every place.
what am i eh EH EH??!!?!one!!1!!!1!eleven?

[graceonthebass]

lake? river?\

river-correct

[graceonthebass]

Orright i know one of these

From the beginning of eternity,
to the end of time and space,
to the beginning of every end,
and the end of every place.
what am i eh EH EH??!!?!one!!1!!!1!eleven?

I don't get it.

[graceonthebass]

oh is it the letter E..haha if that's right then that's really clever.

[Bocks]

Yah it is the best letter in the alphabet. E

[Hinny]

These are more quiz questions than trivia. Trivia would be like

What did Swiss officials give Roger Federer when he won at Wimbledon in 2003?

C'mon Swedo.

[STUIE]

What did Swiss officials give Roger Federer when he won at Wimbledon in 2003?

a blo.. um... nevermind

[swede]

These are more quiz questions than trivia. Trivia would be like

What did Swiss officials give Roger Federer when he won at Wimbledon in 2003?

C'mon Swedo.

was it some form of automobile?

[Hinny]

was it some form of automobile?
You suck man.

It's a cow.

[GoTheHiggsta]

Ok, try this one from the trival pursuiit board game....

Where is the smallest bone in the human body ..??

[maiizhigh]

ear.

[GoTheHiggsta]

OK, you win.... Your throw of the dice.

[lozzy]

there is no such thing as an ear bone.
it's called the stirrup bone. it is however inside the ear. :)

[graceonthebass]

ear bone. it sounds funny. I don't know why now.

[STUIE]

Here's a brain teaser for you - lets see who has the smarts....

You are a new employee at a candy store. The owner has priced some of her confections like so:

ice cream = 32 cents
lollipop = 34 cents
licorice = 32 cents
jawbreaker = 42 cents;
gum = 13 cents
chocolate =

She forgot to price the chocolate, so you must add the price yourself. How much does it cost?
Please show logic when giving the answer

[7th Falcon]

there are three options here
First: the answer 41.
Second: i got it wrong, and its something else.
Third: (and most likely) You're just trying to shit people to thinking theres an answer when there isn't. lol

it would be funny if i wasted that hour....i could have done some good tv watching Stu!

[STUIE]

there are three options here
First: the answer 41.
Second: i got it wrong, and its something else.
Third: (and most likely) You're just trying to shit people to thinking theres an answer when there isn't. lol

it would be funny if i wasted that hour....i could have done some good tv watching Stu!

How did you get the answer of 41?

[7th Falcon]

the first digit is the amount of diff consants, and the second is the amount of repeating letters....

[7th Falcon]

for jawbreaker, repeating consanants cancelled each other out....lol, i am convinced that i wasted my time here. and your "brain teaser" was a load of bullshit lmao!

[STUIE]

I like your thinking, but it's not correct - that logic fails on gum - which has no repeating letters

[STUIE]

its not bullshit coz i have the answer right infront of me. It's actually kinda easy to figure it all out once you see the answer

[lozzy]

is it 37 cents??

if it's not i give up.

[STUIE]

is it 37 cents??

you're just stab-in-the-dark guessing arent you?

[lozzy]

you're just stab-in-the-dark guessing arent you?
no.

7th falcon gave me the idea of seperating vowels and consonants.
then i messed around with the prices to see if each vowel and consonant cost a certain price and if it worked.
after a bit of fart arsing around i came up 3 cents for each vowel and 5 cents for each consonant.

chocolate = 5+5+3+5+3+5+3+5+3 = 37

??

[STUIE]

well in that case you're smarter than i give you credit for - the answer is 37 cents as vowls are worth 3 cents and constants are worth 5 cents

falcon you were so close - you almost had it right

[life is peachy without me]

seriously way too much time one your hands.... but nice one lozzy

[7th Falcon]

wow loz, thats genius! noice work. whos a smart cookie? LOZZY IS! hahaha

[STUIE]

How many animals make up the chinese horoscope?

[lozzy]

How many animals make up the chinese horoscope?
12

or is that too obvious?

[STUIE]

I reakon you're a feckin cheat loz :p

correct

[lozzy]

I reakon you're a feckin cheat loz :p

correct
i don't cheat.

i just figured 12 since there is 12 months in the year and 12 star signs.
wasn't very difficult.

[STUIE]

i don't cheat.

i just figured 12 since there is 12 months in the year and 12 star signs.
wasn't very difficult.

so? we dont have 12 animal horoscopes

[lozzy]

so? we dont have 12 animal horoscopes
and?
what do you want me to say? i cheated?
wotevs.

don't get any questions right people because that means you're a cheat.

[STUIE]

calm down sweetie - im just shit-stirring ya

[STUIE]

here's one for a certain gay boy..... How many goals did tony lockett kick in his career?

[GoTheHiggsta]

Okay, here's one for anyone calls em' self a Missy Fan....

What is the sound at the very begining of "All for Believing" ???

Is it a swinging garden gate, or a noisy dunny door... Or maybe a slightly rusty wether vaine...??

What do U think.?
I think it's a sound effect of the front garden opening/closing...! :argue:

[willowfred]

I always thought it was like a rusty swing.. but the gate is a good guess also..